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Meaning of Snowdrift | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsnəʊdɹɪft

Definitions

A bank of snow accumulated by the wind.

Equivalents

العربية كومة الثلج
Azərbaycanca kürtük
Български преспа
Bosanski zaspa
Català congesta
Čeština sněhová závěj
Cymraeg lluwchfa
Ελληνικά χιονοστιβάδα
Esperanto neĝamaso
Español cúmulo de nieve
Français congère
Gaeilge ráth sneachta
Hrvatski zaspa
Italiano cumulo di neve
ქართული ნამქერი
Қазақша Омбы
Македонски Преспа
Polski zaspa
Português acúmulo de neve
Română nămete Troian
Русский сугроб
Српски zaspa
Українська занос намет

Examples

“In winter the line between Barnard Castle and Kirkby Stephen was regularly blocked by snowdrifts; in 1947, for instance, it was closed for eight weeks and only three weeks before it was finally closed no trains were able to use it for three days because of thick snow.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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